The Difference Between a Wish and a Goal

Each year I hear numerous authors set a New Year’s Resolution to sell more books. The refrain continues throughout the year as authors release a new book or they decide they want to sell more books. But there’s a huge difference between wanting to sell more and actually selling more. And the difference is simple.

If you wantto sell more, if you’d like to sell more, if you wish you’d sell more… you’re waiting for the sales to fall in your lap.

But if you plan to sell more, if you have a goal to sell more, if you are working to sell more… you are much more likely to achieve higher sales.

But what’s the difference?

The difference is a plan.

If you set a goal to sell more books, it sets an action in motion. You are not sitting back waiting for something to happen. You know you need to work toward higher sales. That’s why I developed an entire year’s tips on selling more books. Sign up for the year and you’ll receive these tips in your inbox each week, and I’ll be available to answer any questions you may have:

Week 1: Why you write, using that reason to increase your sales, and defining your marketing, promotional and sales objectives

Each week you’ll receive an email with a link to detailed instructions and video, along with a place where you can interact with others on the same journey as you where you can ask questions or add comments.

Is all this information available elsewhere for free? Probably. I’ve spent more than 20 years compiling this information from dozens of sources. In 2016 alone, I spent more than $10,000 on college courses and specialized training. Then I converted that information into something that authors can use. I’ve been the first guinea pig, putting into practice everything that I’ve placed into this course. The results have been astonishing:

In one week, I increased visits to my blog by 1,500%. Book sales quintupled. One book trailer (Songbirds are Free) received more than 58,000 views.

p.m.terrell is the internationally acclaimed, award-winning author of more than 20 books in several genres. Her first book was published in 1984 and she became a full-time writer in 2002. She has mentored authors for more than 15 years and is the co-founder of The Book ‘Em Foundation and the founder of the Book ‘Em North Carolina Writers Conference and Book Fair. For more information, visit www.pmterrell.com.

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Tony Christie
on December 13, 2016 at 11:41 am

Thank you Patricia,

I will for sure want to sign up for the 52 week course.
At what point in writing a book do you think is the right time to sign up? As soon as we have an idea or sometime after we have a draft or when we think we are ready to publish?

Hi, Tony, Thank you for reading the blog and leaving a comment. I suggest that you begin learning as much as possible about the publishing industry even while you’re writing your first book. The information will help you tremendously whether you sign with a traditional publisher or decide to go the indie route. The Marketing Plan course begins the first week in January and if you can sign up by then, you’d have the added advantage of other authors moving through the course at the same pace. I hope to see you there!

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